Contracts in brief

ROADS & INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE CONTRACTS AND TENDERS RECENTLY AWARDED OR PUT TO MARKET ACROSS THE AUSTRALIAN INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR.

QUEENSLAND Major construction contract awarded for $1B Pacific Motorway upgrade

Seymour Whyte Constructions have been awarded the contract to construct the first section of the $1 billion motorway upgrade between Varsity Lakes and Burleigh. The works will include widening the motorway from two to three lanes in each direction, extending entry and exit ramps and rebuilding the Burleigh Interchange into a diverging diamond interchange.

Major contractors awarded $301.25M Bruce Highway upgrade in Queensland

A team of John Holland and Seymour Whyte will deliver flood proofing and congestion reduction upgrades along the Bruce Highway at the Maroochydore Road and Mons Road interchanges in Forest Glen, Queensland. The upgrades will include interchange improvements, new service road connections on the eastern and western sides of the highway, new bridges and new drainage structures under the highway.

Contracts awarded to local foundation business for Cross River Rail

Two Cross River Rail subcontracts worth close to $6 million have been awarded to a Queensland foundation business. Minister for State Development Kate Jones has visited Redcliffe Peninsula business Avopiling at Clontarf, which was awarded the contracts.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA Tender released for early works on final section of NorthSouth Corridor

An Executive Director has been appointed to oversee what will be South Australia’s biggest infrastructure project, the final 10.5 kilometres on the North South Corridor. A $3 million tender has been released to engage geotechnical experts to perform investigation works that will determine the final stage of the North-South Corridor.

NEW SOUTH WALES Engineering firm selected to deliver Princes Highway business case

The NSW Government has appointed international engineering firm Arup to deliver the strategic business case for Princes Highway upgrades from south of Nowra to the Victorian border. NSW Regional Transport and Roads Minister Paul Toole said the appointment was a major step in the continued transformation of the Princes Highway.

Transport for tomorrow partnership awarded $250M rail contract

A $250 million contract to deliver the South Works Package, for the next stage of the NSW Government’s ‘More Trains More Services’ program, has been awarded to the Transport for tomorrow partnership. Laing O’Rourke and KBR make up the partnership which will upgrade the T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Line and the South Coast Line. Transport for Tomorrow has committed to an Infrastructure Skills Legacy Program to provide local workers and suppliers with the opportunity to gain experience on large projects.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA Two major METRONET contracts awarded

Contracts for the Bayswater Station upgrade and the Denny Avenue level crossing removal have been awarded. Evolve Bayswater Alliance (Coleman Rail) has been awarded the contract to design and build the new METRONET Bayswater Station project. Western Australian company Decmil will also be a contributor. The Denny Avenue level crossing removal contract was awarded to Downer EDI.

Local contractor to build $120M Stephenson Avenue Extension, stage one

Construction is set to begin this year on the Stephenson Avenue Extension after local contractor, Densford Civil Ptd Ltd, was announced as the preferred tenderer for phase one. The project will be delivered in phases with the first phase managed by City of Sterling. Construction will include extending Stephenson Avenue from Scarborough Beach Road to Sarich Court. New connections to Ellen Stirling Boulevard will be built at Howe Street and Oswald Street with construction expected to begin in August.

METRONET highlights Aboriginal procurement and employment for Reconciliation Week

In recognition of National Reconciliation Week 2020, METRONET is highlighting Aboriginal procurement and employment. The Gnarla Biddi Strategy, employed on METRONET projects, ensures the works create opportunities for Aboriginal people through five engagement streams. METRONET’s five streams include, Noongar cultural recognition, Noongar cultural input into place making, Aboriginal procurement, Aboriginal employment and Land access and Sites management. METRONET is urging Aboriginal businesses, or more than 50 per cent Aboriginal-owned businesses, to complete its Construction Business Register to ensure the business is listed as interested in hearing about METRONET work opportunities.